Raines v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

The jury trial of defendant Charles Raines resulted in acquittals as to four counts of murder, convictions on three counts of theft, and a finding of habitual offender status. In this direct appeal, defendant presents three issues: 1) sufficien-ey of evidence for conviction of theft as charged in count VII, 2) sufficiency of evidence to support the habitual offender determinations, and 3) whether convictions of counts V and VI violate the "single larceny rule."

Issue 1-Sufficiency of Theft Evidence Under Count VII

Count VII charged the defendant with theft of an Oldsmobile…